Guest Shenanigans

 

 Yep...those are my brownies on the tiered cake platter...there was so much cakey, sweet, chocolatey goodness on the cake and desert table that it almost became ridiculous. Almost.

 You can't count the shenanigans unless you have the "selfies".

 (Translation: Self portraits taken with your smart phone. Do you have this word back home?)

The Bride Wore Red

 

 Xanthe always looks beautiful, but on this day,

 she was stunning in Duponi silk, with a fingertip veil,

 Absolutely FABULOUS shoes

and a really gorgeous wedding band.

Xanthe and Allen Day

The real, important reason for a mini break in Brisbane was to attend Xanthe and Allen's Day. They transformed the South Leagues Club in West End with their love and their creative flair. This is the photo booth, where Armanya took guests' portraits describing what "Love is..."

 

 MANY a glass of champagne was consumed at the celebration.  

I'm sure I took care of at least one whole bottle myself.

 

 Lucky Love Ducks

 

...and again, Lucky Love Ducks.

More Brisbane Good Times

It was a Saturday night in BrisVegas, and she put her shiny pink party face on for us....it was the last night of the Brisbane Festival, and RiverFire (pronounced "Rivah Fyah") brought the entire city population downtown to the Riverside to watch the big fireworks display. We didn't stop to watch the fireworks...there was still some theatre to see, but we got to experience the crowds both before and after. 

 

 Lanterns outside the Speigel Tent

 



 

 A view of the CBD from Southbank at a more reasonable hour, the next morning.

 It was a gorgeous muggy 25 degrees.

 

 The "beach" at Southbank.

 

Brisbane Goodtimes

Rinske and I flew into 'BrisVegas' today for Xanthe and Allen's wedding tomorrow. We spent some time wandering... And wandered through the Davies Park Markets. Sugar Pineapples, local bananas and Raspberry Cider! All enjoyed in 26 degree heat, while folks in Melbourne carried on the business of Grand Final Day in 14 degrees and even less! Oh yes.... We gloated.

Brownies for a Wedding

My lovely friends, Xanthe and Allen will marry each other tomorrow afternoon. This last week, I've been baking up some brownies to take up to their nuptials in Brisbane.
There's now 120 brownies (half of them Gluten Free)ready to contribute to the party!

Hanging with Pablo

It was my pleasure to meet Sheila and Sue, Finn and Trin in the city on the first Sunday of school holidays. We spent a sunny afternoon hanging out in the Children's Garden at the Botanical Gardens. We explored caves in old tree trunks, bamboo forests and the veggie patch. Good times were had by all.